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LatAm The latest from Latin American pharma, including Moderna’s push to build a regional presence and partnership network; Pfizer’s health equity challenges in the region; and Brazil’s local manufacturing of AstraZeneca’s vaccine and approval of three new cannabis-based products.   Moderna partners with Latin American Pharma https://endpts.com/covid-19-roundup-scottish-government-invests-27m-in-valnevas-covid-19-manufacturing-moderna-partners-with-latin-american-pharma/ In a move to…

Mexico The latest from Mexican pharma, including government talks with Indian authorities to provide low-cost medicines, a new distribution pilot program led by the military, the authorization of two Lilly monoclonal antibodies to treat COVID-19 and Bayer’s LatAm general manager comments on providing regional doctors with “the Netflix of medical information”…

Mexico Writing in the November issue of DIA Global Forum, Lawrence Liberti, Mario Alanis, Pravin Chopra, and Silvia Bendiner examine how the COVID-19 pandemic facilitated greater inter-stakeholder collaboration across the healthcare ecosystems in Cuba and Mexico, and how the learnings from this period can be leveraged for better patient outcomes moving…

LatAm The latest from the healthcare industry in Latin America, including an alarming OECD report about the decline of well-being in the region due to Covid-19, Bayer’s USD 350 million investment in Costa Rica and Argentina combined, Mexico’s slow drug approval process, and Pfizer’s upcoming PR challenge.   Well-being weakened in…

Mexico During a year where the Mexican economy shrank 8.5 percent, Novartis Mexico experienced a modest one percent growth which Country President Fernando Cruz, qualified as “reasonably good” considering the impacts of COVID-19, down from 4.5 percent growth in 2019.   “In summary, our strategy for 2021 is to be aggressive…

Colombia The latest news from the Colombian pharma market, including a new (legal) US cannabis deal; Bayer’s updated regional strategy; a pandemic-induced OTC product boom; Faes Farma’s growth; and why prostate cancer remains a significant concern in the country.   Colombia-Based Clever Leaves To Donate $25 Million Worth Of Cannabis To…

LatAm Medtronic’s VP for North Latin America, Héctor Orellana, outlines the largest company’s new vision for that region, their efforts and challenges to continue gaining market access, and explains why the company is not shying away from Central America but rather doubling down.   The region represents a great opportunity to…

LatAm Writing in the April edition of DIA’s Global Forum magazine, Maria Cristina Mota Pina of Abbvie on behalf of FIFARMA Regulatory & Biologics Working Group highlights the significance of regulatory reliance between regulators in the LatAm and Caribbean region and proposes how it can be strengthened.   Regulatory reliance is…

Americas The latest LatAm pharma news, including COVID-19 vaccine rollouts in Colombia, Brazil, and Mexico as well as legal and regulatory updates on the status of medical cannabis in the region.   COVAX initiative begins in Latin America with 117,000 Pfizer vaccine doses for Colombia (Spanish) https://elpais.com/sociedad/2021-03-01/la-iniciativa-covax-debuta-en-america-latina-con-117000-vacunas-para-colombia.html   At least 13…

Americas Writing in the March edition of DIA’s Global Forum magazine, EMD Serono’s Ana Padua outlines the findings of a recent study into accelerated regulatory pathways in Latin America which aim to reduce approval timelines for innovative medicines.   The Latin America region offers a number of registration pathways to accelerate…

Americas The Top 15 pharma companies in the Central America & Caribbean (CENCA) region’s retail market (Rx & OTC) for 2019 ranked by sales in USD millions. US-headquartered Abbott tops the list, followed by Uruguayan Megalabs, and French firm Sanofi Made with Visme Infographic Maker  

Roundup In recent pharma news from around Latin America, countries are beginning to manufacture their own tests and equipment for dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic so as to reduce dependence on outside sources. Moreover, as vaccines begin being developed globally, pharma firms are looking to Latin America to test their efficacy.…